Date: February 14, 2021
Venue: Alliance Française
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Join the award-winning Sheng poet, Teardrops, and singer/song writer Ambasa Mandela, for a romantic afternoon of poetry and music made in Eastlando.
Kwani Open Mic Night ft. Mufasa W/ MC Akinyi Oluoch, Dec. 1 2020 @ Wasanii Restaurant – Kenya National Theatre
Date: December 1, 2020
Venue: Wasanii Restaurant – Kenya National Theatre
Time: 6-8.30 pm
Tickets: Advance KES 300/- and KES 500/- at the door (tickets via Mookh.com)
Poetry Night: It is About Time Dagoz Poetry Night at Dagoz, Dec. 10 2019 @ Dagoz
Date: December 10, 2019
Venue: Dagoz
Time: 8-11 pm
Cover: KES 250/-
Somali Heritage Week 2019, Oct. 18-20 2019 @ Kenya Cultural Center
Dates: October 18-20, 2019
Venue: Kenya Cultural Center
Time: 8.30 am – 7 pm
Entry: Free
Nairobi Poetry Café – Hosted by Raya & Teardrops, Aug. 29 2019 @ Alliance Française
Date: August 29, 2019
Venue: Alliance Française
Acoustics and Poetry, Apr. 14 2019 @ Geco Cafe – Mbaazi Avenue
Date: April 14, 2019
Venue: Geco Cafe – Mbaazi Avenue
Entry: KES 1,000/- at the Gate, and KES 800/- Advance
Poetry & Prose: Lest We Forget, Nov. 12 2018 @ Alliance Française Auditorium
Dates: November 12, 2018
Venue: Alliance Française Auditorium
Time: 6.30 pm
Tickets: KES 500/-
Live Performances with Mumbi & Ashley Muziki, Jun. 21 2018 @ Geco Café, Mbaazi Avenue – Lavington
Date: June 21, 2018
Venue: Geco Café, Mbaazi Avenue – Lavington
Time: 6-9 pm
Entry: Free
An intimate evening of poetry and music.
Poetry Slam Africa – 2nd Preliminary, Jun. 2 2018 @ Goethe Institut Nairobi
Date: June 2, 2018
Venue: Goethe Institut Nairobi
Time: 2-6 pm
Tickets: KES 500/-
With a backdrop of amazing acoustic performances, the second preliminary edition of slam 2018 is set for the 2nd of June.
Come and experience creative poetic expressions from some of the country’s fast-rising poets of this generation. #SlamAfrica!
The Nairobi Poetry Café Ft. Man Njoro & Stella, Feb. 22 2018 @ Alliance Française
Date: February 22, 2018
Venue: Alliance Française
Time: 6.30 pm
Free Entry
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Bimonthly Poetry Cafés that aim to give a voice to emerging poets and spoken word artists as well as serve as a platform for showcasing works by established artists.The Nairobi Poetry Café will be hosted by Raya Wambui, Slam Africa Queen (Nairobi’s longest running poetry slam competition) and laureate of the Nairobi edition of The Spoken Word Project, and Poet Teardrops, Sheng spoken word poet featured on the Churchill Show.